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Spiral flow technology
What is Clivecart?
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Introducing
Clivecart Spiral Flow
An ink cartridge design that
- avoids HP and Epson patents
- gives a uniform ink flow from full to empty.
- can usually support higher capacity cartridges
- can work with variety of liquids
- supports piezo and thermal print heads
UK Patents GB238981, 2368557
US and European
patents under application
Clivecart presents an innovative approach to the design of an inkjet cartridge.
Avoidance of patents
- The spiral fluid control is a unique design avoiding sponges, bellows, diaphragms, and specially shaped cartridges.
Even ink flow
Most cartridge designs require varying levels of suction, and underpressure to cause fluid to flow through the cartridge. This varies according to the amount of ink in the cartridge. Clivecart draws ink at a constant rate from full to empty. Less pressure on head leads to longer print head life.
Higher capacity
A larger amount of the cartridge can be used, and the size can often be increased to give more fluid per cartridge. Being sponge fee no ink is lost.
Wide range of ink types
Suitable for sublimation inks, textile inks etc.
Piezo and Thermal Print Heads
Clivecart is independent of print head and print control electronics. Indeed there are uses of the technology in other fluid control systems.
Where are we now?
Current status
Ink Cartridge Technologies (incartek) designed and demonstrated the cartridges to prototype level.
Three iterations completed 2000-2002
Incartek commissioned a manufacturing feasability study at Cambridge University
Successfully demonstrated under confidential disclosure to three manufacturing companies.
- all of this was completed in 2002, since when the project received no further funding.
Next moves
- Further funding
- License negotiation - on an exclusive or non-exclusive basis
- Further prototype work
- Pre-production
- Production
Interested?
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DanielJRoberts, incartek, Tel +44(0) 1634 718120 daniel@incartek.com
For technical matters
CliveDrake, Tel +44(0) 1483 725932 cdrakeesq@btinternet.com
Ink Cartridge Technologies Ltd
POBox 561
Rochester, Kent, ME1 9DF
England
Tel +44 (0) 1634 291388
Mobile +44(0) 7785 221688
e-mail: info@incartek.com
incartek
Text Box: UK Patents GB238981, 2368557 US and European patents under application
Clivcecard diagram
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